Easter Sunday

One of the best things about having kids is being able to experience holidays through their eyes. It has been many years since Easter has meant much of anything to us, but this year, we rediscovered the joy of bunnies and eggs.

After our weekly trip to the Sunday farmer's market and some Easter dim-sum, we headed to Union Street for the street fair and Easter parade.





Ruby was simultaneously fascinated and terrified by these fish people.





In the afternoon, after Ruby's nap, we conducted our first annual family Easter egg hunt in the backyard.



I wasn't sure if Ruby would fully grasp the concept of eggs and basket, but after just a couple of eggs, she started tracking them down like it was her job.









She loved it so much that she made us re-hide the eggs for her about 10 times. All the while she was running around saying "Hai you ji dan?" (Are there more eggs?) and "Ji dan go?" (Where did the egg go?)



When she'd see one she'd exclaim "I see ji dan!" and "there it is!"





By the end she was throwing the eggs out of the basket to try to hide them from herself. Somehow that wasn't quite as fun.

Ruby was even more delighted to discover that each egg contained a prize, some of which were her favorite backyard fruit - "Yemon!"









Fortunately for Ruby, it will be many years before she has any real competition in the Easter egg hunt. At the end of the day, she was able to enjoy 100% of the spoils.